Front Page Challenge

Front Page Challenge was a long running Canadian game show where notable journalists attempted to guess what news story in the past the hidden guest was linked with. Upon conclusion of the challenge, the journalists served as a panel of interviewers as they conversed with the guest about the story in question.

The vast number of guests came from all walks of life, including politicians like Pierre Trudeau, crusaders like Malcolm X, sports figures like Gordie Howe and writers like Upton Sinclair. This show ran for over thirty years and was remarkable stable for its regular contestents, who included Pierre Berton, Betty Kennedy and Gordon Sinclair. The show was hosted by Fred Davis.

Unfortunately, the show's stability proved to be its undoing, as the producers did see fit to add younger panelists as the regulars aged and the audience demographics became less desirable. Budget cuts finally killed the show in 1995.